Releasing tray for ice cubes



H, A. HERTNER RELEASING TRAY FOR ICE CUBES Filed Nov. 22, 1932 June 6, 1933.

' Attorney 420 In 'describing 4through the iin Oftheboaom 2 45a refrigerator tray suchy as shown at' Patented June 6, 1933 -Il-INRY ALBERT HERTNEE, F AMARILLO, TEXAS y RELEASING TRAY EUR ICE CUBES Application tiled November 22, 1932. Serial No. 643,905.

,This invention relates to a tray for facilitating the removal of ice cubes from a refrigerator tray, the general object of the invention being to provide a tray having a 5 perforated bottom and of a size to receive -in an ,inverted position,

frigerator whereby by pouring water over the refrigerator tray, the icev cubes and the partition Will be released from the refrigerator` tray and will be supported by the larger tray through the perforations of which the waterwill drain.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the I5A combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described,

illustrated 'n the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed outin the appended claim. y

the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like lor corresponding parts throughout the several'views, and in Which':- l.

Figure 1 is a top plan viewl showing the invention in use with a refrigerator tray.

` Fig.- 2 is ua .longitudinal sectional lview invention. .3 is a fragmentary bottom plan View.

formed preferably; of a singlepiece of -material 'with substantially straight side and .end :walls-,1 with their ends connected `and. with astra'ightandf'lat bottom 2 which lis provided with perforations 3'. `Flanges 4 are formed on' the upperv edge vof the tray and a1 downwardly curved handle V 5 is formed 'at one-end y projections (fare locatedlon Athe u nderl face adj acentthe corners thereof' so as to support the. tray in spaced relationfrom the surface on whichv itis set. :From the foregoing it will be seen' that when itis desired toremove'ice cubes from f Figl 1, said -tray B'is placed in'v inverted 0'. sition in the tray' and then water, eitllfier 4 -hot 'or cold, is poured over the tray B. so

.thatthe' ice cubes and the partitions ofthe tray B will be 1re1eased\gndwi11hrest upon the tray of the re- 4As shown in' these views, the tray' A is' thereof. Feet forming;

`material with the walls B in the perforated bottom of the tray A. Thus by removing the tray B the ice cubes are accessible. The Water used to melt the cubes from the tray B will drain through the perforations 3 in the bottom 2. v

While the device is mainly intended for facilitating the removal of ice cubes from a refrigerator tray, it can be also used as a colander in which lettuce, celery, etc., might be washed and drained.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel .features of the invention will be readily apparent. It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim'.

Having thus described-my invention, I claim as new-,isz-

A. device of the class described comprising a tray having a flat perforated bottom for receiving the tray of. a refrigerator in inverted position thereon whereby by pouring water over the refrigerator tray the cubes of ice will be released and dropped inlto the first-mentioned `tray and the water will drain through the perforations in the fiat bottom, said first mentioned tray having upstanding side and end Walls vertically arranged, anoutwardly 'extending horizontally arranged ange connected to the upper edges of said walls, a handle forming extension formed on the central portion of that-part of the ange connected with one of the end walls, said extension being of elongated form'- and having its outer por-- what tions curving downwardly and semi-spheri- 1 cal yfeet forming members having their flat faces connected to the corner portions Aof the lower face of the flat bottom, said tray including its bottom, walls, flange and handle extension being formed of a single piece of imperforate.

In'testimony whereof I affix my signature.

-. HENRY ALBERT HERTNER. 

